Lord Adonis: The figures showing the proportions of male and female teachers in nursery, primary and secondary schools in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a whole are as follows.
	
		Proportion of full-time qualified teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools 2003–04
		
			  Males (percentage) Females(percentage) 
			 England and Wales (provisional)   
			 Nursery and Primary 16 per cent 84 per cent 
			 Secondary 44 per cent 56 per cent 
			 Scotland   
			 Nursery and Primary 1 8 per cent 92 per cent 
			 Secondary 45 per cent 55 per cent 
			 Northern Ireland   
			 Nursery and Primary 2 17 per cent 83 per cent 
			 Secondary (post-primary) 38 per cent 62 per cent 
			 United Kingdom (provisional)   
			 Nursery and Primary 15 per cent 85 per cent 
			 Secondary 44 per cent 56 per cent 
		
	
	Source: Department for Education and Skills; Scottish Executive; Department of Education, Northern Ireland.
	Notes:
	(1) Primary schools only for Scotland.
	(2) Includes grammar preparatory teachers.